Lindsey Gerson is one of our veteran student choreographers.
If you’ve seen any of the ACC showcases over the last few semesters, you’ve seen
Lindsey’s gorgeous performance quality grace the stage and her intriguing choreography inspire fellow dancers.
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| LaTiya Smith during Lindsey's tech |
Dealing with the recent loss of her grandmother, Lindsey decided to set
a solo on fellow classmate, LaTiya Smith, focusing on the struggle of finding beauty
when a loved one has Alzheimer’s. During the semester, LaTiya’s sister passed
away unexpectedly. The choreographer and dancer ended up joining together to
create a dance in the midst of losing loved ones.
“It’s not supposed to be a heavy piece,” Lindsey explained. “It’s
about embracing the raw beauty. And asking if this can be beautiful? Can you be
yourself when you can’t remember anyone?”
The movement for the piece, Least We Forget, came from class exercises as well as filmed
improvisations. “I filmed us during improvisations to different music, some
happy and not happy songs. We improvised without music too, just moving from
what we were feeling. And some days we were
really upset. I was dealing with being angry and frustrated,” Lindsey said.
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| LaTiya Smith in Least We Forget |
Least We Forget
naturally became an outlet for both dancers. “I think it really did help us
deal with it. Anyone in the audience who has experienced this kind of
forgetfulness or this kind of loss will get the piece. I wanted to make it
something beautiful, like their lives. I didn’t want it about how ugly their
deaths were. It’s about the seeing the beautiful parts, seeing the beautiful
parts when you do remember.”
The Choreographers’ Showcase is Friday and Saturday, May 8
and 9, at 
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